Ch 11.2: Folds, Faults, and Mountains - Part 2

Multiple Choice

The major forces that form folded mountains are...

• ...shear stresses.

• ...tensional stresses.

• ...compressional stresses.

• ...volcanic in nature.

Multiple Choice

An example of folded mountains can be seen in...

• ...the Teton Range of Wyoming.

• ...the Alps in Europe.

• ...the Sierra Nevada of California.

• ...the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Multiple Choice

In a typical fault-block mountain...

• ...thrust faulting plays an important part in its formation.

• ...upwarping creates distinctive features known as domes.

• ...the major forces are compressional stresses.

• ...large blocks of crust are uplifted along normal faults.

Multiple Choice

A graben is found between two ___ faults.

• normal

• reverse

• strike-slip

• thrust

Multiple Choice

In Figure 11-1, what structure is labeled A?

• graben

• horst

• syncline

• basin

Multiple Choice

In Figure 11-1, what structure is labeled B?

• graben

• horst

• anticline

• dome